Children's messages to Newtown

December 24, 2012 7:42 PM

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941163.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

Photo: Casey McNerthney/Hearst Newspapers

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941164.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

Photo: Casey McNerthney/Hearst Newspapers

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941165.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

Photo: Casey McNerthney/Hearst Newspapers

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941166.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

Photo: Casey McNerthney/Hearst Newspapers

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941167.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941168.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941169.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

Photo: Casey McNerthney/Hearst Newspapers

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941170.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

Photo: Casey McNerthney/Hearst Newspapers

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941171.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

Photo: Casey McNerthney/Hearst Newspapers

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941172.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941173.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

Photo: Casey McNerthney/Hearst Newspapers

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941174.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

Photo: Casey McNerthney/Hearst Newspapers

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941175.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

Photo: Casey McNerthney/Hearst Newspapers

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941176.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

Photo: Casey McNerthney/Hearst Newspapers

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941177.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941178.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941179.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

Photo: Casey McNerthney/Hearst Newspapers

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941180.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

Photo: Casey McNerthney/Hearst Newspapers

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941181.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941182.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

Photo: Casey McNerthney/Hearst Newspapers

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941183.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

Photo: Casey McNerthney/Hearst Newspapers

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941184.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

Photo: Casey McNerthney/Hearst Newspapers

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941185.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

Photo: Casey McNerthney/Hearst Newspapers

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941186.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

Photo: Casey McNerthney/Hearst Newspapers

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941187.54333 - Connecticut Post

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This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening of Dec. 24, a day when homes across Newtown lit 26 luminaries at 5 p.m. to remember the victims. less

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy Hook, Conn., where 20 students and six school staff members were killed at their elementary school Dec. 14. This picture was taken the evening ... more

This is one of the messages sent by children to the kids in Sandy... Photo-3941188.54333 - Connecticut Post